Terry Gilliam Describes Himself As A "Black Lesbian" As He Hits Back In Diversity Debate
The former 'Monty Python' star was speaking out at the idea that the show wouldn't get made by the BBC in 2018.
Filmmaker and comedian Terry Gilliam has lashed out at comments made regarding diversity during a BBC debate that referenced ‘Monty Python’.
In June this year, the BBC’s controller of comedy commissioning, Shane Allen, was discussing the network’s policy regarding diversity for new programming during a panel, and was reported as describing the ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ team as “six Oxbridge white blokes” and that a show like theirs would not get commissioned in 2018 because the BBC was committed to telling “the stories that haven't been told and the voices we haven't yet heard”.
“If you're going to assemble a team now, it's not going to be six Oxbridge white blokes,” Allen said during the conference, according to the Independent. “It's going to be a diverse range of people who reflect the modern world.”
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